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Humor in Picture Books
July 16, 2024 In Podcast

Podcast – PBSummit Roundtable: Humor in Picture Books

Humor in Picture BooksWe hear over and over again that agent and editors want humorous picture book stories. So, why does it seem like it’s so hard to get funny manuscripts picked up when submitting to agents and publishing houses? We’re here to dig into it in today’s episode of PBSummit Roundtable.

Julie Hedlund shares her personal experience and overall observations about what is going on in the industry with silly stories and how YOU can break through!

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June 3, 2024 In Giveaway, Speakers

Winning with Wordplay Workshop

Let’s get this 10th Anniversary Picture Book Summit Party started! Today we get to announce our first Workshop for 2024. We hit the ground running with our first workshop with Picture Book Summit Co-Founder Julie Hedlund!

PBS 2024 Julie Hedlund Wordplay

To say Julie Hedlund is a fan of wordplay might be the understatement of the year. Just one look at her picture book OVER, BEAR! UNDER, WHERE? will show you that you are in for some picture book fun with this workshop! On October 5, 2023, she will be online at Picture Book Summit presenting…

Winning with Wordplay

Wordplay works with all types of picture books. From funny stories to lyrical nonfiction, playing with words can be the best part of the writing and reading experience. Our own wordplay warrior, Julie Hedlund, will train us to recognize when we should lean into all the puns, alliteration, and double entendres and when to hold back.

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November 29, 2022 In Podcast

Podcast – Sophisticated Storytelling with Julie Hedlund

Picture-Book-Summit-Podcast_feature_image_Julie-HedlundAre your picture books using sophisticated storytelling that trusts your kid reader and allows them to rise to the occasion?

“Don’t be too preachy in your writing!” You may have heard it many times before, but how? Try leveling up with sophisticated storytelling that uses humor.

Julie Hedlund discusses the sparkle of smart humor in picture books, where to find excellent mentor texts, and how to incorporate it in your own writing.

 

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Laura Backes - Picture Book Summit Podcast
July 26, 2022 In Podcast

Podcast – Assessing Ideas with Laura Backes

Laura Backes - Picture Book Summit Podcast - Assessing IdeasOur yearly free Mini Summit is one of our favorite events. Our previous Mini Summit: Where the Idea Are was so full of juicy goodness, we decided to share it here on the podcast. Listen to Part 1 – Generating Ideas with Katie Davis here. In Part 2 of Where the Ideas Are: Assessing Ideas, PBSummit co-founder Laura Backes shares how to assess if your idea is one worth pursuing including…

  • Finding out if there’s room in the market for your idea
  • Deciding if your has kid-appeal
  • Determining if your idea is the right size for a picture book

Start assessing ideas before you write and be on the road to picture book writing success.

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Katie Davis - procrastination and your first 1000 readers
July 12, 2022 In Podcast

Podcast – Generating Ideas with Katie Davis

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Generating ideas for lots of picture books is one key to success! That’s why we did a whole Mini Summit on Where the Ideas Are. In this three-part series, we’ll share ways to generate ideas, assess ideas, and develop ideas. While we can’t tell you exactly where to get your next great idea, Katie Davis can give you tips for harvesting the ideas that are cropping up all around you.

Today’s episode was originally part of our free yearly Mini Summit! Be sure to add yourself to our notification list to hear all about our upcoming events. Plus, you’ll receive our favorite revision strategies just for signing up. Click here.

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August 24, 2021 In Podcast

Podcast – Samantha Berger

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In today’s episode, we’ll hear from Samantha Berger, a twice Emmy-nominated writer and award-winning author of over 80 books for young readers, including Crankenstein, Monster’s New Undies, Snail Mail, and Rock What You Got! Now, she’s revealing five things you need to know about being AND writing funny.

Samantha Berger may not be an otter with an attitude, a monstrously cranky boy, OR a Snail crossing America, but she has written about them all. Sam is a twice Emmy-nominated writer and award-winning author of over 80 books for young readers. Samantha LOVES picture books, and loves sharing them with people of all ages. She wrote for Nickelodeon for 12 years, and currently writes for Sesame Street in Communities, Sesame Street International, and various preschool shows. Sam likes to see as much of the world as she can, and do as much good as she can along the way. She is an official We Need Diverse Books Mentor, and looks forward to helping new voices and new stories shine.

Wondering what it takes to be funny in picture books? Listen in to Samantha Berger’s top 5 tips:

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